Pressure panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9199713-B2
Application number	US-201313936468-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2013
Priority date	Jul 8, 2013
Publication date	Dec 1, 2015
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

Anisotropic pressure panels are disclosed. The pressure panels include at least two distinct regions, with one region yielding to lateral deformation more than at least one other region. The regions each independently may include a plurality of beads, such beads optionally integrally formed in the body of the pressure panel. In aerospace applications, the pressure panel may be coupled to load-bearing structures, such as wings, and may at least partially define a wheel well.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft, comprising:
a fuselage with a pressurized compartment;
a wing assembly including outboard wing sections and a wing center section between the outboard wing sections; and
at least one pressure panel including:
a body having a width defining a lateral direction, a length defining a longitudinal direction, and a thickness that is substantially less than the width and the length, wherein the body is a monolithic body;
wherein the body h…

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Thomas Grant Brian
• Dopker Bernhard
• Johnson Robert Wayne

Classifications

• Y10T428/24

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B64C1/06 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y10T428/1241

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• B64C25/16

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• Y10T428/24653

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic